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2:00 pm
November 21, 2008
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Hi
I have 2 questions
how is so compared to President's Choice wireless.
Also, what is meant by "effective rate per minute?"
Thanks
Matt
2:13 pm
March 15, 2008
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how is so compared to President's Choice wireless.
Beats me. I suspect it depends on your needs, where you live, etc.
what is meant by "effective rate per minute?"
FAQ #3 explains this in detail.
3:58 pm
April 22, 2009
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Speakout is a GSM based phone that uses the Roger's network, President's Choice is a CDMA based phone that uses the Bell/Telus network.
To get 20 cents a minute from speak out, you need to buy the $50 or $100 card. It is 25 cents a minute on the $25 card. All current speak out cards have a 1 year expiry. The $15 card is garbage and phased out. President's Choice $25 card expire after 60 days, and the $15 is as lousy as the speak out $15 card.
Speak out charges a monthly 99 cent SAF fee, while President's Choice charges around 43 cents. Considering 911 fees are actually 13 cents, these are nothing more than a gouge to the customer.
7:59 pm
October 14, 2008
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My dad used to be with President's Choice. I almost went with them too, long before I found out about SpeakOut Wireless.
As Bridonca, stated, a major turn off with PC Mobile, is that they only have 2 top-up options. $15 lasts 30 days, and $25 lasts 60 days. To me, that's garbage. You would have to top-up at least 6 times a year. With SpeakOut, you top-up once a year.
As I said in other posts, you can't just compare prices, although it's a start. You have to see the whole picture, especially the network each MVNO uses.
IMHO, and especially where I live and have traveled, the Rogers network (which SpeakOut uses) is GREATLY superior to the Bell network (which President's Choice uses).
5:55 am
I was with PC mobile for a few years before 7-11. What I didn't like was their phones. When I first went with them they had a candybar Nokia which was amazing. After that it was crap phone after crap phone that just broke after a few months. Nokia phones are amazing and that's what 7-11 sells and so that's who I will go with. THe basic service is essentially equal. PC mobile requires a minimum of $15 a month or $25 for two. With 7-11 the 365 a day expiry is great for me because I only have to top up every 10 months.
